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FibroGen (LTS:0IL8) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -2.80% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is FibroGen 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. FibroGen's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.80%.

The historical rank and industry rank for FibroGen's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0IL8' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.8   Med: -6.5   Max: -2.4
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, FibroGen's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.40%. The lowest was -11.80%. And the median was -6.50%.

LTS:0IL8's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
75.68% of 1287 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -10.3 vs LTS:0IL8: -2.80

Competitive Comparison of FibroGen's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, FibroGen's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


FibroGen's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, FibroGen's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FibroGen's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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FibroGen 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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FibroGen (LTS:0IL8) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


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FibroGen Business Description

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350 Bay Street, Suite 100, No. 6009, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
FibroGen Inc is a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat serious cancer biology and anemia. The company operates in one reportable segment: the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat serious unmet medical needs. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Europe, followed by Japan. Virtually all of FibroGen's revenue to date has been generated from its collaboration agreements. FibroGen seeks partners with research, development, and marketing capabilities and other resources that strengthen the company's ability to advance product candidates. Geographically, it operates in United States, Japan, Europe and Others.

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